Obama's School Choice
by Linda Chavez
Democratic politicians like to see themselves as champions of public education; but when it comes to picking schools for their own children to attend, their support disappears. President-elect Obama is no different than hundreds of other Democratic elected officials across the nation, from members of Congress to big-city mayors and city council members. The president-elect's daughters have been in private schools in Chicago — and all indications are that they will enroll in one of Washi ...
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Posted by: Matt
Comment: #1
Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:20 PM
Yeah that's a great idea...
If you wish death and/or kidnapping on the president-elect's family. The reason high-ranking politician's send their kids to private schools is quite simple: safety. I'm sure if the secret service could properly secure a public school things would be different, but they can't... and that's that. A kid's life is worth more than any quasi-political point you want to make.
Also I take exception to "every democratic politician" across ths country does this. Again, important ones do... non-important ones (like council members) do not. Frankly, they dont make that kind of money.
And let's flip this... if you took a poll of all students in private or paraochial schools, what do you think the majority of the parental political affiliations would be? Dollars to donuts that answer is Republican, whether they are politicians or otherwise.
And you'd probably defend that by saying, "well those parents have the right to send their kids to good schools and not the decrepit public ones down the street..." yet you apply different criteria across the aisle.
It's base hypocricy Linda. I'm a fan of yours and I expect more intellectual honesty than that. Important people with money use the private school system. Simple, right?
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Posted by: James A, Sweeney
Comment: #2
Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:51 AM
Ma'am;... Would you send your children to a public school to play with the president's kids after preaching hate for years against democrats??? I think that if you do not like your kids, then let them play with guns or plastic bags or on the railroad tracks... There is no reason any president should endanger his children, or any other child just so you republicans won't pick on him... Kwet peckon on your president... Quit preaching the virtues of stupidity to stupid people... Stupidity needs no advocate... Ignorance needs no 3D billboards... America needs no more nonsense in government... You can sell anything with the right approach... If you want to sell toothbrushes, then give away sugar coated turds... You need a product to sell, and you republicans are all trying to unsell a product... You need something to beat something...You can't beat something with nothing, and All you guys got is a handful of squat.... If some one else has all the aces, don't you think they know when you are bluffing??? Get a product, and quit selling a fraud....Thanks...Sweeney
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